I watched the video.
It pains me to see a dog shot like this but,
I’m going to have to side with the cop on this one.
Could he have handled differently? Probably.
If he had dog biscuits with him
and tried to calm the dogs rather than kicking at them,
perhaps this would have ended differently.
BUT, the owner appears to be habitually irresponsible.
He does not control his dogs.
I would never let my dogs run loose
because there is the possibility that something like this could happen.
If you care about your dog, contain it.
This owner is ultimately responsible for what happened.
He should not have had a dog.
He was unworthy of it and the dog paid the price.
I agree with some of what you said.
Why do people often feel compelled to side with one side or the other? The dog owner and the cop were both in the wrong. The owner should not have let his dogs run wild. The cop did not have to shoot the dog.
Dear Kanawa,
Rarely am I moved to personally rebuke a fellow FReeper, but your smug post was just too much to allow to pass.
Firstly, I know you are Canadian, that Canadians are accustomed to a far greater degree of socialism than Americans (though our Libtards/Obamoids are working diligently), and thus you come from a society which was subjects rather than citizens.
However, in smaller towns in America dogs do run around in their yards and sometimes in the local area. It has always been such and we AMericans don’t take kindly to foreigners and Big Sh*ty types wanting (usually demanding) that we change to suit their views.
We are besieged by “Do-Gooders” who claim in the name of protecting pets and enforcing “Da Law”, to allow Authorities to manage our animals. “Manage” means take/ransom pets via socialized “animal Control” agencies.
It does give jobs to those who Fast Food chains refuse to hire. Alas, those clods are often armed and dangerous.
Cops are now all too often militarized here in America. Muslims and Islamic Law is being given special status by the crypto-Muslim in our White Mosque on Pennsylvania, Avenue and by Democraps at every level of American agencies.
The Policed Chief is all too typical, in that he hired a known Muslim and should have known their Islamic prejudices/hatreds. He allowed his need to make a politically correct hire to overcome his better judgement, assuming he has any. Given his career and recent behavior, a case can be made he has no better judgement.
I note with no little loathing, that you seem to be one of those who are all too willing to tell others how to manage their pets, from exercising them to the muzzle question - which your about page appears to present you as favoring.
May I suggest muzzling thyself?
Far fewer virtual brickbats will come your way, especially as collectivist infected foreigners have great difficulty understanding American society.